Facilities Technician - Roxby House

Options Autism are currently hiring a Facilities Technician in the Scunthorpe region!

Role: Facilities Technician

Location: Roxby, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire

Salary: £26,000 per annum plus  £500 per annum call out

Hours: 40 Hours per week - Monday to Friday 8.30pm to 4.30pm

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

Essential: Full UK Driving Licence and access to own vehicle is required.

We are looking for an experienced Facilities Technician to join our fantastic team at Roxby House, Scunthorpe

Job Purpose 

To coordinate with the Facilities Team and to ensure that a high quality facilities service is provided

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Liaise with external contractors on work required beyond the scope of general maintenance and to report and advise the Facilities Manager and Registered Manager, as required
• Advise relevant staff members as required on all matters relating to plant machinery and equipment, including safety, state of repair and the purchasing of new equipment
• Ensure that all tools, equipment and machinery is maintained, used and stored correctly and safely
• Ensure that all tools are available, in good repair, and accounted for at all times
• Keep relevant records accurate and up to date
• Travel to the other areas of the site or to suppliers to carry out any role responsibilities
• Respond timely and with flexibility to urgent or last minute staff/service requirements as a service providing function of the Centre
• Support other members of the Facilities team to look after properties on the site and with work that requires extra members of staff to complete the task
• Contribute to the writing of risk assessments and procedures for maintenance tasks, in accordance with Company policies
• Take part in the on call rota
• Provide a weekly account of all work completed
• Operates at all times in accordance with company policies and procedures, with particular reference to Safeguarding, Child Protection and Health and Safety policies

General Duties

• Maintain cleanliness and general tidiness of all external hard areas
• Clean and clear all drains and gullies to ensure effective and healthy operation
• Inspect outside fabric of building, report/repair defects as appropriate
• Inspect all fences, gates, walls, steps, lights, etc. Report/repair defects as appropriate
• To undertake associated grounds checks, and to respond to and undertake emergency grounds works

For more information, please see the Job Description for the role.

Why join Options Autism?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support. 

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

How to Apply
1.    Click Apply and follow the on-screen instructions 
2.    Visit our website at www.outcomesfirstgroup.co.uk/jobs/ where you can sort all of our live vacancies to find one that is most relevant to you - Search by Role, Location or even distance to your own home to find your perfect job! 

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS and reimbursement of the update service fee

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

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